Hawks forward Paul Millsap is 13th among frontcourt players in the first NBA All-Star voting results released by the league Thursday. Millsap, who was named a reserve for the Eastern Conference in his first season with the Hawks last year, has received 21,545 votes.
No other Hawks player is in the top 15 among front court players nor the top 10 in backcourt players.
The Cavaliers’ LeBron James leads all vote-getters with 552,967 votes in the Eastern Conference. The Warriors’ Stephen Curry leads the balloting in the Western Conference with 549,095 votes.
The starters in the Eastern Conference are currently James, Carmelo Anthony, Pau Gasol, John Wall and Dwyane Wade.
The starters in the Western Conference are currently Curry, Kobe Bryant, Anthony Davis, Blake Griffin and Marc Gasol.
Balloting concludes on Jan. 19. Starters will be announced live on TNT Jan. 22. Reserves will be named at a later date.
This year’s All-Star game will be played on Feb. 15 at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Here is the voting:
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Frontcourt
1. LeBron James (Cle) 552,967
2. Carmelo Anthony (NYK) 265,170
3. Pau Gasol (Chi) 247,953
4. Chris Bosh (Mia) 208,549
5. Love (Cle) 169,818
6. Joakim Noah (Chi) 69,994
7. Marcin Gortat (Was) 57,715
8. Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) 52,318
9. Kevin Garnett (BKN) 46,494
10. Al Jefferson (Cha) 43,230
11. Paul Pierce (Was) 35,197
12. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) 33,296
13. Paul Millsap (Atl) 21,545
14. Amar’e Stoudemire (NYK) 20,602
15. Andre Drummond (Det) 19,128
Backcourt
1. John Wall (Was) 299,209
2. Dwyane Wade (Mia) 265,917
3. Kyrie Irving (Cle) 237,356
4. Kyle Lowry (Tor) 182,896
5. Derrick Rose (Chi) 105,465
6. Jimmy Butler (Chi) 99,984
7. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) 51,946
8. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) 17,512
9. Lou Williams (Tor) 15,329
10. Bradley Beal (Was) 13,911
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Frontcourt
1. Anthony Davis (NO) 524,623
2. Blake Griffin (LAC) 307,908
3. Marc Gasol (Mem) 227,554
4. Tim Duncan (SA) 198,649
5. Kevin Durant (OKC) 191,881
6. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) 152,253
7. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) 117,003
8. Dwight Howard (Hou) 104,699
9. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) 100,015
10. Kawhi Leonard (SA) 74,501
11. Rudy Gay (Sac) 51,873
12. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) 43,051
13. Nick Young (LAL) 32,050
14. Tyson Chandler (Dal) 31,659
15. Zach Randolph (Mem) 30.147
Backcourt
1. Stephen Curry (GS) 549,095
2. Kobe Bryant (LAL) 521,542
3. James Harden (Hou) 336,998
4. Chris Paul (LAC) 257,528
5. Rajon Rondo (Dal) 107,366
6. Klay Thompson (GS) 90,957
7. Russell Westbrook (OKC) 84,686
8. Damian Lillard (Por) 82,884
9. Jeremy Lin (LAL) 77,276
10. Tony Parker (SA) 50,287
